Assessment of Trade Performance of OIC African Members in the Face of Global Economic Crisis

The 2007/2008 global economic crisis has threatened the economic and financial fabrics of most countries. For instance, FDI inflow as a percentage of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which increased by over 85% (1995-1999) reduced by 48% in 2008. Similarly, merchandize exports as a percentage of GDP for SSA reduced by 17.9% between 1995 and 2008. This paper investigates the impact of the...

Osabuohien Evans » Dr. Evans Osabuohien is presently the Head his Department (Economics & Development Studies, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria).He started lecturing and researching in 2004. He was a research fellow at German Development Institute, Bonn with fellowship from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (October 2013 –December 2014).He held same fellowship at German Institute for Global and Area Studies... view full profile